"CABA Cartography of the Caracas
barrios" maps the informal settlements of Caracas which were
historically absent in conventional cartography. It seeks to
nourish futures studies on the city and encourage a renewed
recognition of the barrio as an intrinsice part fo the urban
fabric. The purpose of this research is to document and register
the city´s geographic and demographic transformations through
essays and mappings. The area of occupation, the number of houses
and the population living in informal settlements of Caracas are
described in the form of 134 maps, 80 tables, 75 graphs, 23
diagrams, narrative and analytical texts as well as data that
demonstrate the evolution of spontaneous settlments in Caracas
during 1966, 1984, 2000 and 2014. The infomation has been
disagregated and presented in terms of settlement units, parishes
and municipalities to allow for various consultation approaches and
interests. The data supports analysis and reflections on the
urbanization processes that structures a territory that represents
the habitat of newrly half of it´s urban population and a clear
tendency toward a non planned urban model is revealed. Even though
the barrios have been the solution to the sustained housing
deficit, they do not build efficient, equitable and sustainable
urban fabric. The vast extension of spontaneous setlements
require varied interventions that include social support,
infrastructure, public space, educational facilities, mobility,
culture and productivity, so that they may be able to offer a
better quality of life and ample opportunities to their
inhabitants.